Ive just watched this WW2 propaganda cartoon made by Disney. and somehow, I am amazed by how little things have changed since then. How interesting that Disney manage to predict the present of USA since that time.

This video is called Education For Death

1 - Birth Certificate
And who doesn't have to do that? Perhaps these days you don't need to trace back all the way to grandparents (or do we?) , but people are still demanding to bring that back, just look at those rednecks requesting Obama's family's birth certificates....

2 - Naming
You still cannot name your children with names that is inapprioate in USA standard. Such as Jesus, Alah, Buddah, and Batman.

and if that princess present Germany, then, they gonna need a demolisher to break down the castle then a helicopter to lift up the princess from above in order to save Princess USA, not to mention the prince will need 5 days to dig through her face fat and wrinkle to find her lips....

4 - The sick children.

I dunno if Nazi's did that... still, similar things do happens in USA.
Man - We received a call that you been abusing your children, ma'am
Mum - What, no.
Man - Can you identify this video recorded by our camera?

Video of Mum spanking his child after the child been very very naughty (absurdly spankable naughty)
Man - sorry, we have to take your children away because you spanked him. Thats sexual harassment!

5 - Story of Bunny and Fox
Well, at least German teach kids about science at young age. In USA, adults prefer teach fictional story to kids, because in the eyes of adults, science is BAD (eg, reproductive system, evolution, human anatomy, prey and predation relationship).
However, even with the fictional story - The adults tends the children to obtain a " correct" message and learn the "correct" idea from the story.

Example A -
Ms Teacher just taught the children about Moses and Pharol.

Teacher - What have you learned?

Hans - God is merciless and inhuman terrorist? Through Moses he threatened the Pharol with violence and death for his demand. While Pharo refused to give God what he want, he killed all the children and made people suffer?

Teacher - WHAT?! THIS IS BLASPHEMY! GO TO THE CORNER!
Teacher - okay, others, what have you learned?

Boy 1 - God is Just and almighty
Boy 2 - God is a man of his word
Boy 3 - The Pharol is evil! All idol worshiper were bad! All bad people will be punished by God in hell!
Boy 4 - Who ever disobey or worship God Jehovah is a forsaken heretic (include Allah despite they are the same God...)

Teacher - very good, children, so, Hans, what have you learned.

Hans - God is good, God is almighty, God is Just, because other children said so and I dont want go to hell.

Example 2 - Story of WW2. (History lesson - real story case, like rabbit and fox)

Teacher - so, children, what have you learned?

Boy 1 - In order to achieve victory, we need to be as inhuman and cruel as there could be; as victory is the only thing matters. Germany tried to win the war, however they lost, and their inhuman side were recorded and then criticized forever and ever. We, USA on the other side, also did inhuman act such as use nuclear weapon on civilians, but we won the war so our inhuman story can be covered up by victory.

Teacher - OMG! GO OUT SIDE IM GONNNA CALL YOUR PARENTS.

Teacher - children, what have you learned?

Boy1 - USA is the greatest
Boy 2 - USA saved the world from chaos and maintained world peace, with... (he swallowed his next word, as his next word is nuclear weapon and military force)
Boy 3 - The Japanese, German and Communist were bad! they were evil! coward! I hate them!
Boy 4 - Justice always win, USA is the hand of justice

Teacher - Hans, what have you learned

Hans - USA is the justice sword that judges the villain? dont call my parents pls, they might spank me and get taken away by child protection, again.

This is the part where things have actually improved. In USA, you have the choice of receive the "real" higher education, such as collage, or the "so called" higher education, such bible or military.
and most population would prefer the "so called" higher eduction - they were sent into the military and taught to become a soldier, while filled their heads with patriotic ideas, matching and highling, highling and matching and matching towards war. If USA loss, its education of death for them too.
However, if you do not wish to participate in a profession of taking life, you may chooses "religious higher education". To become a tool of God. and - [Exact same quote as the end of video, except change Party to Church]

You could say that there is an illusion of freedom involved. Remember what happened to Germany just after the First World War? In an attempt to pay off their war debts, they decided "Fuck it" and printed tons of money to pay off the bills, which led to hyperinflation. Coupled with the Great Depression, Germany is neck deep in shit. But then, Hitler arose, and promise change for the country. A new era for the Aryan race and for Germany. The desperate (nearly everyone) bought Hitler's ideology, and with supporters come power... the rest is history.

You could say USA had a better marketing department. USA's influence on the world today is so great, permeating everywhere in our lives.Imagine if the Soviets promoted themselves better than the US. The world would be so much more different. There's this idea when we were young that the USA is like a big brother, protecting us from terrorists abroad, and churning out innovative gadgets. This perspective changes as we grow older, with a greater understanding of the world as a whole.

Welcome to science. You're gonna like it here - Phil Plait

Have you ever tried taking a comfort blanket away from a small child? - DLJ